Monthly Archives: August 2014

Lies, the Denominator, and Charter Schools

Posted on August 25, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Eva Moskowitz, head of the Success Academy charter schools in New York City, is quite the reformist darling these days (even if she turns her kids into traumatized “test-taking machines”). However, a mole in the NYC Department of Education explains … Continue reading →

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Links 8/24/14

Posted on August 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: BLS4 entry/exit procedures Reducing Whole-Genome Data Storage Footprint ‘We Are Going For Change’: A Conversation With 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki AAAS – Blocking Access to the Scientific Literature Even When They Say It Is “Free” Other: … Continue reading →

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10th & G

Posted on August 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

It’s a very festive building at the corner of 10th and G Streets, Northwest D.C.: A close-up of some of the detailing:

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Joel Kotkin Wants to Turn Your City Into a Suburb

Posted on August 24, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I kid, though if you read his recent missive, I might not be so off target: What is a city for? It’s a crucial question, but one rarely asked by the pundits and developers who dominate the debate over the … Continue reading →

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Links 8/23/14

Posted on August 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Deep Sea Explorers Stumble Upon A Creature They Can Hardly Believe Is Real The Secret Bataclysm: White Nose Syndrome and Extinction MTAfucknuttery! Seeds of Doubt: An activist’s controversial crusade against genetically modified crops. Other: The Limits … Continue reading →

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Mustang

Posted on August 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

They don’t make them like this anymore (observed on Dumbarton St., West End, D.C.): Shiny wheels: Virginia is for lovers (unless you’re in the governor’s office. BOOM!):

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A Bizarre Boston Sidewalk Ramp Clash

Posted on August 23, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

I never got around to discussing this while I lived in Boston, but during the last couple of years that I lived there, there was a huge fight between the residents of Beacon Hill and the City of Boston over… … Continue reading →

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Links 8/22/14

Posted on August 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Let’s talk about housecats and how fucking weird they are evolutionarily/anthropologically (excellent) Shark Week Lied to Scientists to Get Them to Appear in “Documentaries” Mob Destroys Ebola Center In Liberia Two Days After It Opens: Fear … Continue reading →

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Blondie’s at Sunset

Posted on August 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

18th Street, between T and U, Adams Morgan, D.C.:

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A Liberal Idea Isn’t Taken Seriously Until a Conservative Echoes It

Posted on August 22, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

A good post, “Rand Paul Stole The Idea To Demilitarize The Police From Democrats“, lays out how Democrats were calling for the demilitarization of police forces–and trying to pass legislation to that end–months before Rand Paul and the Libertarians did … Continue reading →

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